Selecting a co-location vendor can be a difficult task, especially when basic services offered by vendors are essentially a commodity. With so many co-location vendors to choose from, selection and evaluation criteria should focus first on narrowing the search, then differentiating a smaller set of vendors based on the organization’s needs.
This research note presents:
- An explanation of suggested co-location vendor criteria.
- Examples of co-location vendor criteria.
- A suggested scoring method for chosen criteria.
- Recommendations for moving forward with co-location vendors.
Establish co-location vendor criteria before approaching data center co-location vendors to focus and narrow the search.
